ARI•Antti Raanta (3-5-2, 3.12 GAA, .907 Sv%) will likely start for the Coyotes•Arizona is bad.•Dylan Strome might not be though. The 20-year old is currently torching the AHL with 18 points in 12 games

TOR•Andersen (12-6-0, 2.87 GAA, .914 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs•Despite winning in Montreal with some new-look lines Babcock said after the game that he would likely revert back to how he started the game. That means on MMM line•A few Leafs are running hot right now: Kadri has 7 points in his last 6 games, Marner has 6 points in his last 5 games, Rielly has 6 points in his last 6 games, and JVR has 5 points in his last 4 games

- Another homecoming (of sorts) for Luke Schenn, who, to his credit (and probably is parents' for gifting him with a right-handed shot), is still in the league and playing against the team that drafted him. Look for JvR to turnstile him once again. Watch out though, as Schenn does have 1 G and 1 A in 11 games against us, but is currently riding a 17 game point-less streak and would probably love to break the slump against the team that gave up on him.

Would love to see more Marner-Matthews. It almost makes to much sense putting our best passer with our best shooter. We have the depth to do it considering Marner's been a 4th liner at times this year.

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Would love to see more Marner-Matthews. It almost makes to much sense putting our best passer with our best shooter. We have the depth to do it considering Marner's been a 4th liner at times this year.

Like Carlton said during the Montreal GDT, these lines do give a good balance of scoring and shutdown lines with scoring potential on all 4. Gives Babcock strong-side faceoff options on all 4 lines too.

I've been saying since early last season that Marner should play with the left-handed centres where possible, and he showed some early magic with Matthews off a great scrum and bump from Martin. It helps him put his body between the defense and the puck and opens up more reception options for him to exploit.

Long-term though, I don't think it'll be Matthews - Marner unless we're chasing a goal and Nylander isn't working for some reason. Matthews and Marner both have the ability to elevate the play around them, and that's way more valuable in creating ridiculous scoring threats up and down the lineup.

At No. 4, the Oilers took Puljujarvi, which again at the time seemed like a no-brainer. Which is not to say the Oilers didn’t know a talent like Keller was there.

“For us, he (Keller) was in our discussions, but we had a lot of centres, so made a winger a priority,” Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli said Friday. “I mean, his talent was indisputable, it was a little position-based for us.”